Railway-rail stay.



No. 806,375. PATENTBD 1150.5, 1905,

H. H. SPONENBURG. V RAILWAY RAIL STAY.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13. 1905.

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No. 806,375. PATEN-TED DEC. 5, 1905 I H. H. SPONENBURG.

RAILWAY BAIL STAY.

APPLIOAIIION FILED APR. 13. 1905. v

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ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' N N G F WADSWORTH, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR or ONE- F TO EDWARD LAAS, OForTU'MwA; IOWA.

RAILWAY-LFIIAIL STAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

Application filed April13, 1905. Serial No. 255.272.

I BURG, of Wadsworth, in the county of Lake,

in the State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inRailway-Rail Stays, of which the following, taken in connection with theaccompanymg drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to the class of railstays which are designed toprevent longitudinal creeping of the rail; and the invention consists incertain novel features of the details of the rail-stay, which possessseveral advantages of prior analogous devices employed for the samepurpose, as hereinafter explained and summed u in the claims.

In the accompanying rawings, Figures 1 and 2 are transverse sections ofa railway-rail equip ed with my improved rail-stay of slight y-modifiedforms. Figs. 3 and 4 are plan views of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 5 is adetached plan view of the jaw-carrying bar shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Fig.6 is a horizontal transverse section on the line X X in Fig. 2. Fig. 7is a detached plan view of a'further modification of the jaw-carryingbar.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

R represents the railway-rail, which is supported on the cross-tie C andsecured thereto y spikes a, a in the usual manner. The darts D in Fi s.3 and 4 indicate the direction in which t e rail tends to creep andwhich movement of the rail is sought to be prevented by the rail stay towhich this invention ertains.

b enotes the bar, which carries the railgripping jaws c and c of therail-stay. In my present invention Iplace the bar I; at right anglesacross the bottom of the rail R, and thus reduce to a minimum the lengthof said bar and cause the jaws to grip the flanges d d of the rail atpoints directly opposite each other and in a secure manner. The jaw c isformed directly on one end of the bar I) and hook-shaped to grip one ofthe. flanges (Z. The cooperating aw c. is connected adjustably to thebar I) and has its bottom ortion 0 extended some distance under theottom of the rail, preferably across the entire or the greater portionof the width of the flange d, as shown in Fi 2 of the drawings, thusobtaining a firm hold on the rail. The jaw c is provided with ahorizontal aperture,

through which asses the shank j; formed on the end of the Ear oppositethe jaw c. The said shank is in line with the bar I) and isscrew-threaded and provided with a nut 9.. By screwing up this nut verytightly the two jaws c c are caused to firmly grip the base of the rail.The adjustable jaw c is formed with a dependent flange h, which bears onthe side of the cross-tie C in op osition to the creeping tendency ofthe ra' I prefer to form the said flange of the same length as thebottom bearing 0 of the jaw 0,- so as to extend the abutment of theflange it against the cross-tie farther under the rail, as shown in Fig.2 of the drawings.

The bar bmay consist of a rod having one of its ends bent hook shape toform the jaw c and preferably flattened at its overhanging portion andin its inner side. This formof the bar I) is illustrated in'Figs. 2, 4,6, and 7 of the drawings. The opposite end of the said rod is maintainedstraight and in line with the main portion of the rod and isSCI'GWr-lilll'flfidfid to form the shank f To obtain a. firmer and moresecure hold on the rail, I form the interior of the jaw c with a tooth tto bite the rail-flange cl. By bifurcating or splitting the jaw c andspreading the ends thereof apart, as shown in Fig. 7, a plurality ofjaws are formed to grip one of the rail-flanges (Z, and thus a moreeffective hold on the rail is obtained.

What I claim is 1. A rail-stay consisting of a bar extending at right anles across the bottom of the rail and provi ed on one .end with a fixedrail-gripping jaw, a jaw adjustablyconnected to the opposite end of saidbar, and a tieabutmentformed on the adjustable jaw.

2. A rail-stay consisting of a bar extending at right an les across thebottom of the rail and forme with a rail-gripping jaw on one end andwith a shank on the opposite end, a rail-gripping jaw mounted adjustablyon said shank, means applied to the shank for forcing the jaws to therail, and a tieabutting flange formed on the adjustable jaw as set forthand shown.

3. A'rail-stay consisting of a barextending at right angles across thebottom of the rall and terminated at one end in a hook-' shaped jaw, andat the opposite end in a screw-threaded shank disposedfin line with thebar, a hook-shaped jaw mounted on said shank, a nut on the shank forcingthe two jaws into gripping position on the rail, and a tie-abuttingflange depending from said adjustable jaw as set forth.

4. A rail-stay consisting of a bar extending at right angles across thebottom of the rail and terminated at one end in a hookshaped jaw formedwith a tooth projecting from the interior of the hook toward the rail,the opposite end of said bar formed with a screw-threaded shank disposedin line with the bar, a hook-shaped jaw mounted on said shank and formedwith a depending abutment engaging the side of the cross-tie, and a nuton the shank forcing'the two jaws into gripping position on the rail asset forth.

5. A rail-stay consisting of a rod having one end bent hook-shaped overthe rod and i the opposite end of said rod maintained in line with themain portion of the rod and screw-threaded, a jaw mounted on thescrewthreaded end of the rod and formed with a depending flange, and anut on said end of the rod forcing the aforesaid hook and aw intogripping position on the rail.

6. A rail-stay comprising a bar extending across the bottom of the railand formed on one end with a plurality of rail-gripping jaws, a jawmounted adjustably on the opposite end of said bar, and means forcingsaid aws to the rail.

7. A rail-stay consisting of a bar extending across the bottom of therail and formed on one end with a plurality of jaws and on the oppositeend with a screw threaded shank, a aw mounted on said shank, and a nuton the shank forcing said jaws into gripping position on the rail as setforth.

8. A rail-stay consisting of a bar extending at right angles across thebottom of the rail and formed on one end with two hookshaped jaws andwith a tooth between said jaws, the opposite end of said bar formedwith. a screw-threaded shank in line with the bar, a jaw mounted on saidshank and formed with a depending flange, and a nut on the shank forcingthe jaws into gripping position asset forth and shown.

HIRAM n. SPONENBURG. [1.. 5.]

Witnesses:

WILLIAM C. UPTON, JOHN E. REARDON.

